21 members of notorious Chuco Tango gang arrested in El Paso raid for trafficking drugs and firearms

More than 20 members accused of being part of a violent prison gang that allegedly has involvement in drug trafficking and owning firearms were arrested on Thursday .

A total of 21 people are suspected of being affiliated with the Chuco Tango in and around the El Paso area of Texas , the United States Attorney's Office form the Western District announced this week.

The members, both female and male, are facing charges related to their involvement in the trafficking of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine, and/or the unlawful possession of firearms, according to a press statement from the attorney's office. It comes after a heavy police and law enforcement presence was seen spotted in Vinton on Thursday morning.

A spokesperson with FBI El Paso said they were conducting “court-authorized law enforcement activity” in the area and it was a multi-agency effort. Federal officials later confirmed in a news conference that a multi-agency takedown took place to target the Chuco Tango gang as part of a large-scale drug trafficking investigation, News Nation Now reports .

Several people were indicted in federal court for various charges that include conspiracy to possess a controlled substance with intent to distribute, possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, and possession of a firearm by a felon, according to the news release.

They include: Clarissa Inez Santana, Daniel Baeza aka “Racoon”, Hector Chamorro, Angel Renee Corral aka “Happy”, Antonio “Omar” Gamboa, Robert Gurrola aka “Bobby Barker” aka “Bobby Baker”, Ricardo Moreno, Andrew Solorio aka “Tokes”, Adam Vazquez, Brandon Garcia, Jacqueline Perez, Aileen Gonzalez, Byanka Sambrano, Thomas Payan, Steven Kuehn, Cassandra Page Silva, Tanya Campechano, Alejandro Morrill, Zoilo Romero, Alexander Rangel, and Zulema Marin.

The news release went on to say that a federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

There were still reportedly four people at large the authorities were looking for after the operation last week. They were Carlos Flores, Jessica Rodarte, Jonathan Blanco and Adriel Belmont. However, a spokesperson with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said Rodarte has been captured as of Thursday evening.

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They added: “The FBI and DEA are investigating the case with valuable support from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Homeland Security Investigations, Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the El Paso Police Department, the El Paso Sheriff’s Office, the Socorro Police Department, the Horizon Police Department, the El Paso Constables, and the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Tigua Police Department."

Tips can be submitted to the DEA by calling (915) 832-6000 or visiting their website https://www.dea.gov/submit-tip or to the FBI at (915) 832-5000.